Ahhhh! I did have 10ac wrong. I liked Grub Street, but the right answer is a lot better. I went back to the beginning of the thread and spotted the NZ connection.
I've still to work out the parsing for 7,9d, but it has helped me get 12ac, but not 8d so far. 3d has given me an extra letter for 13ac., which means I have got this just as my husband changed the beast's tray!! How ironic.
I may just have guessed 8d.
What has happened to the rest of this thread?